Washing-machine.



ALLARD.

WASHING MACHINE.

(Appnmon mea my e, 1897.)

Patented Ian. 2, |900.

me Norms PETERS cu UNITED STATES l PATENT OFFICE.

Louis ALLARD, or oGDEN, UTAH.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 640,167, dated January 2, 1900.-

Application filed May 6, 1897. Serial No. 635,322. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, LOUIS ALLARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ogden, in the county of Veber and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Myinventiomwhich willbe hereinafter fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, made a part of this application, relates to certain new and useful improve ments in washingmachines, and more particularly to that classification thereof wherein provision is made for combining the boiling and Washing process, the object being to simplify the process as much as possible and to reduce the cost to a minimum.

Other objects and advantages will be made fully apparent, and it is therefore not deemed necessary to specifically refer t0 them.

In carrying out my invention it will be seen that I have also provided certain accessoriessuch, for instance, asasupporting-rack for the clothes-and also a reliable means for anchoring in its operative position the usual wringer employed for wringing the clothes as they rst leave the tub or Washing-receptacle.

By the construction herein described it will also be apparent that I have provided means for utilizing all of the heat generated beneath the tub or Washing-receptacle.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my invention complete, showing the clothes-supporting rack in an eX- tended position. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse central section of Fig. l. elevation showing the opposite end presented in Fig. l. Fig. 5 is a detail View showing preferred means of holding the internal ribs in position. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the heating-coil. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the packing-box employed by me to prevent leakage around the journals of the agitator.

In carrying out my invention I provide a Water-holdin g or Washing compartment l, having the end walls 2 and 3, the internal side walls 4 and 5, and the external eide walls 6 and Fig. 4 is an end' 7, the latter being so disposed as to lie suficiently away from the internal Walls to provide the chamber 8, designed to carry off the 4products of combustion and at the same time reliably hold the heat into engagement with the inner walls, with the result that the contents of the washing-chamber maybe brought to the desired temperature. In order that the products of combustion may be freely passed away unimpeded, I provide a series of per foratons 9 in the upper edge of the chamber thus provided by the union of the internal and external Walls.

In order that sufficient rigidity may be irnparted tothe parts just referred to, I provide a framework formed, preferably, of Wood and consisting of the side sections l0 and the end sections Il, and to the end that the receptacle thus constructedmay be held in its operative position I provide 'the supporting-legs `12, which may be formed of angle-plates, as shown, orin any other preferred manner.

Disposed beneath the washing-receptacle and designed to communicate with the chamber 8 is the furnace-box 13, Which may be rectangular, circular, or of other preferred shape, and disposed within said chamber is the burner lei, by means of which gasolene or other liquid fuel may be applied to the work of heating the contents of the washing-receptacle. It will be observed that the hot-air chamber formedby the inner walls ,4 and 5 and the outer Walls 6 and 7 extends all around the sides and the bottom of the Washing receptacle, except the aperture or opening in the outer wall, which is closed by the furnacebox 13. This box may be located at any desired point, but preferably at or near the center, as shownin the drawings. When so located, the hot-air chamber 8 will Aentirely surround the sides and the bottom of the receptacle, both in the rear and the front of said box. The internal walls in reality form a rigid bottom for the receptacle and also forma support for the removable iiexible bottom. (Shown in Figs. 3 and 5.) Upon one or at any convenient point of the furnace-box thus provided I adjust the door l5, preferably provided with a section or front of isinglass 16 or other suitable transparent sub stance, by means of which the condition of the flame may at all times be observed. It

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will of course be understood that any preferred means may be adopted for controlling said ilame.

Disposed within the washing-receptacle is the usual board, rack, or bottom 17, preferably formed of a series of ribs 18. In Fig. 5 I have illustrated a preferred means for holding the ribs 1S in position. A series of ribs 18 sufficient in number to cover the entire surface of the internal walls are placed closely together upon strips 20 of sheet metal, forming a strengthener of any preferred variety, when the retaining-wire 19 is woven partly around each of the ribs, the loop 2l being passed entirely through a suitable aperture provided in the plate 20, when the retainingwire 22 is placed through said loop, thus binding the parts permanently together, when they may be additionally secured by soldering or otherwise, if necessary. By thus combining the series of ribs 1S into operative relationship to each other it will be observed that all of them may be simultaneously removed by simply lifting upon the ends of the plates 20, or they may be permanently secured in position by soldering the upper ends of said plates directly to the inner surface of the receptacle near its upper edge.

In Figs. 2 and 4 I have illustrated a preferred construction for supplying the burner with liquid fuel, the burner proper, 14, being connected to the horizontal supply 23, which in turn communicates or is integrally formed with the Vertical supply-pipe 24 and communicates with the usual reservoir 25, and by means of suitably-provided check-valves (not illustrated) the gasolene or other fuel is supplied in any desired quantities.

In order that the washing-receptacle may be easily drained of its contents, I provide the drain-pipe 26,having the inwardly-curved end 27, communicating with the interior of the washing-receptacle by means of a suitablyprovided stuffing-box designed to prevent leakage varound said pipe. Said stufling-box will have a sufficient frictional grasp upon the inwardly-curved end 27 to reliably hold the pipe in an adjusted position, and by means thereof the pipe 26 may be inclined outward sufficiently to remove only part of the con` tents or may be caused to depend sufficiently, as shown by dotted lines 28, to remove all of the liquid contents of the washing-receptacle, thus rendering it unnecessary to resort to the laborious process of manually lifting out such contents.

In order that the clothing to be cleansed may be properly agitated while in the Washing-receptacle, which is properly lled with water, I provide the rotatably-mounted shaft 29, having a series of arms or blades 30, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Said shaft is provided with an axle or journals 31, designed to take into suitable bearings or stufng-boxes 32, provided therefor, one of said axles extending entirely through the end wall and having secured thereto the gear-wheel 33, designed to mesh with the mutilated gear 34, suitably mounted upon the frame by means of the journal or lug 35, and having the operating-handle 36. By this arrangement it will be observed that by reciprocating the handle 36 the mutilated gear 34 will be caused to engage with the gear 33, and thus rotate or partly rotate shaft 29, to which it is secu red.

In order to more fully utilize the heat generated by the burner 14, I dispose immediately above said burner the tubular coil 37, which consists of a pipe of any suitable material bent upon itself and preferably having the ends of the pipe forming the coil extending outward to one side, the lower one of said pipes taking directly through the side of the furnace-box, while the upper pipe is preferably extended between the inner and outer walls of the washing-receptacle, thus making it possible to utilize the heat in the compartment 8.

In Figs. 1 and 3 I have illustrated a folding rack for supporting a tub or other receptacle or for directly receiving the clot-hing as it falls from the wringer. Said support or rack consists of the end bars 40 and the series of supporting-ribs 41, the said end bars being preferably hinged toa contiguous part of the body by means of the hinges 42. Pivoted to the outer ends of the end walls 40 are the supporting-legs 43, connected at their lower ends by the brace 44, and by this construction all of the parts supporting the rack may be easily folded against the side of the body out of the way when their use is not desired.

In order to provide a seat for securing the clothes-wringer in position, I provide the removable support 45, the lower edge of which is designed to be received and held by the bracket 46, secured to the side of the frame.

In order that the heat may be retained in the washing-receptacle during the washing process and also to prevent the liquid contents from splashing out, owing to the agitation set up by the rotating shaft 29, I provide the cover 47, having the handle 48, by means of which it may be easily removed and replaced in position.

It will be apparent that the support 45 may be readily removed from its supportingbracket when the coperation of a wringingmachine is not desired. It will also be apparent that any preferred construction may be employed for the agitating blades or fingers 30.

The operation of my improved washingmachine may be stated to be as follows: The reservoir 25 is properly supplied with Suitable liquid fuel, and after the Washing-reA ceptacle has been supplied with the proper amount of water and the necessary quantity of soap added thereto the burner is lighted, which causes it to generate its own gas, and the heat thus produced and the products of combustion will impinge upon the lower surface of the point of union of the walls 6 and 7, thus bringing the contents of the washing-receptacle to the boiling-point, when the gar- IOO IIO

ments to be cleansed are placed therein and the lid seated in position. The operating-handle 36 is then reciprocated, inducing a thorough agitation of the contents of the washingreceptacle, and thereby thoroughly cleansing the garments treated. It will be observed that the pipes 38 and 39, Fig. 1, extend beyond the Washing-machine in front. If desired, these pipes may be connected with any water-receptacle (not shown) in order to utilizeanywaste heat. Itisnot,however,deemed necessary in the present instance. After the contents of the Washing-receptacle have been thoroughly cleansed the Water may be entirely drawn o by means of the pipe 26, which being brought to occupy the position indicated by the dotted lines 28 will thoroughly drain the clothing,when said pipe may be raised and a fresh supply of Water added, thus makingit possible to perform the rinsing process in the same receptacle employed to wash the clothing. After the clothing has been thus properlytreated a Wringer of any suitable variety is attached in position upon the support 45 and the garments fed into the rollers thereof-,which being properly rotated will free them of all surplus moisture, the Water thus extracted falling back into the receptacle, while the clothing will drop upon the support or into any suitable receptacle placed thereon.

Vhile I have illustrated the preferred accessories deemed necessary to carry out my invention to produce a completely operative washing-machine, yet it will be understood that any slight equivalents or modications thereof are comprehended by me. Believing that the construction, advantages, and use of Ymy improved Washing-machine will be thus made fully apparent, further reference to the details is deemed unnecessary.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-.

l. In a washing-machine, a removable bottom composed of the following parts: a series of separate individual ribs, a wire extending over the top and down the sides of each rib forming loops in its lower portion, a strengthener having perforations through which said loops pass, and a rod extending through said loops, all arranged as set forth.

`2. In washing-machines, a removable bottom composed of the following parts: a series of separate individual ribs, a wire extending over the top and down the sides of each rib forming loops in its lower portion, metal strips having perforations through Which the said loops pass, and a longitudinal rod extending through said loops, all arranged as set forth. V

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LOUIS ALLARD.

Vitnesses: Y v

BERNARD TERNES, GUY BIARK. 

